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Destin! Pivoting on
her heel, she refused to think of anything else but escaping back
to her brother. She let instinct guide her when she heard the
menacing snarl echo behind her as she darted for the edge of the
building. She might not have a fancy transport like him to fly over
the city, but she wasn’t above creating her own wings.
    She felt her muscles tighten as she neared
the edge. She sent a small prayer of thanks that her eyes were
adjusted to the darkness. She jumped, stretching out for the tangle
of metal cable hanging like ghostly vines in the night. The palms
of her hands burned and she could feel the skin tear on the steely
threads, but she ignored the pain as she let the momentum carry her
across to the roof of the building next to the former Harrison Hotel.
    A cry of frustration escaped her when she
realized that she would not make it. The distance was too far for
her to try to safely land. She twisted her body as the pendulum of
momentum shifted and she found herself swinging back toward the
building she was trying to escape.
    She blinked as the dark shadow of a window
caught her attention. She twisted as she made contact with the
frame. A small scream of pain tore from her throat as a jagged
piece of glass cut a long path along her shoulder before she
released the metal cable and crashed to the hard floor of a former
hotel room.
    Panic swept through her, driving her to her
feet. She ignored the burning pain and the warm moisture that was
running down her back. Cursing when she ran into a small side table
that had been knocked over, she raced for the door. Pain poured
through her arm when she gripped the door handle and tugged on it.
If she wasn’t so desperate to escape, she would have cried in
frustration when she found she had to unlock it before she could
open it.
    Kali stumbled through the doorway and turned
to the left. At the end of the long corridor there was the
staircase. She knew the set on this side of the building were still
intact until the second floor. She would have to switch to the east
side staircase to get to the first floor. She just hoped she could
make it down the stairs and escape into the maze of streets before
Razor did.
    “Oh God, please let me make it,” she
whispered as she pulled the door open to the stairwell and raced
down the steps. “Please don’t let him catch me.”

Chapter 11
    Razor’s eyes narrowed as he stared over the
side of the building. His heart thundered in his chest as rage and
fear fought for supremacy. The first emotion he was familiar with;
the second he was not. The rough edge of the broken mortar bit into
his palms as he watched Kali’s dark form swing through the air. He
wanted to cry out a warning when he realized the impossible feat
she was attempting to accomplish.
    He sucked in an uneven breath when she
twisted in midair as she was pulled back toward the building. A low
expletive escaped him when she hit the side of it and disappeared
into the darkness. The sound of breaking glass and a muttered cry
carried faintly above the icy wind that was beginning to build. He
pushed away from the edge of the building and turned back toward
the roof access. His mind raced ahead as he tried to think of every
scenario.
    He knew without a doubt that she would do
everything she could to escape back to her brother. He had learned
a lot about her over the past two weeks, both from the Intel
submitted to him and his own personal observations. She was proud,
protective, and courageous. All traits that he admired. He also
knew without a doubt that she would fight.
    Yes, she will not give in easily, he
thought with a sense of pride.
    His eyes swept the area where the human male
should have been. A dark scowl crossed his face when he realized he
was gone. The thought of the male reaching Kali before he could
retrieve her shot a rush of adrenaline through him that he hadn’t
felt in years. The primitive need to hunt down his prey and capture
it rose inside him. This is